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Ecosystem service and types Provided by (ecosystem / habitat / specie):

Forests and phytoplancton

Oxigen and air puification - Supporting

Forests (tundra), ocean, seagrass meadows,
mangrove forests and salt marshes

Carbon sequestration - Supporting

Insects as main pollinators for many important
fruits and crops.

Food production - Provisional

Weatlands

Water purification (Regulative

Coastal Habitats

Storm control (Regulative)

Image 13. Examples of ecosystem services and corresponding ecosystem / habitat /specie that
provides it.

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